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Read the full story“My breastfeeding advice for new mothers”
One of the many ways that midwives support women postnatally is by supporting them to start breastfeeding their baby, as this carries a huge number of benefits for babies and mothers. New mums can…
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Read the full story“Midwives are advocates for women during their pregnancy and labour”
Sunday 5 May is the International Day of the Midwife, a day to celebrate midwives all over the world and the vital work they do. Louise Frost, screening lead and matron for fetal medicine and the…
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Read the full story“Why I became a live kidney donor”
Although many living donors know their recipients, some people donate a kidney altruistically. Last year Eric McFarland, 41, became an altruistic donor and gave his left kidney away to a stranger.
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Read the full story“It’s so rewarding to support nurses to become more confident in what they do.”
Jenny Erisman is a clinical practice educator. She trains and assesses nurses on surgical wards, working with them on a one-to-one basis to help them provide the best care they can. She also plays a…
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Read the full storyLiving and working with sickle cell disease
Annabel Ashalley-Anthony is an administrator in the education centre at Hammersmith Hospital. She is also a sickle cell disease (SCD) sufferer receiving treatment from the haematology team on the…
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Read the full story“A stem cell transplant let me walk again”
Roy Palmer has multiple sclerosis. After a decade in a wheelchair a stem cell transplant at Hammersmith Hospital gave him the ability to walk again. Here Roy talks about his experience.